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Tuesday, August 22nd, 2017

Radical millennials are a climate force to be reckoned with

Author:     Geoff Dembicki
Source:     The Guardian (U.K.)
Publication Date:     Sunday 13 August 2017 06.00 EDT
 Link: Radical millennials are a climate force to be reckoned with
Stephan:   One of the most important aspects of the Great Schism Trend is the divided response to climate change. On one side of the divide is the fact based community, in which millennials are playing an ever increasing role. This report will give you a sense of where that stands now. On the other side is the Christofascist corporate climate change denier community. Which side prevails will determine the fate of the United States.

Millennial climate activist
Credit: Erik M/Pacific/Barcroft

If progressives can’t take back control of the White House and Congress from climate change deniers in the next three years, it’s conceivable that humankind could be screwed. But evidence is mounting that a new political force is up to the task. It has millions of potential supporters across the US, the UK and Canada. It’s openly critical of capitalism. And it’s led by millennials such as Moumita Ahmed.

The 25-year-old activist is intimately aware of what’s at stake. She grew up in Queens, New York, and rose to prominence during the 2016 Democratic primaries as co-founder of a group now known as Millennials for Revolution.

She has since rallied thousands of people her age against Donald Trump’s travel ban and the Republican healthcare bill. Yet climate change is never far from Ahmed’s mind. Rising oceans directly threaten her family members back in Bangladesh. “It makes me so angry and upset,” Ahmed said. “But at the end of the day, I still believe there is hope.”

The window for hope is closing […]

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